...or so some said 8 years ago, as the dreaded Y2K effect was anticipated. Doom and ruin were to cover the land, as computers everywhere lost their digital minds and trashed everything from VCR to the corner stoplight; from the world financial market to the nuclear weapons of the major super powers. And, truth be told, many of those things might have happened, if not for the terrific efforts of countless IT professionals.
(sometimes Contrary Old Coots take a while to get to the point... get over it)
The flashback above was courtesy of today's headlines - "Daylight-saving bug could foil computers" wherein the following fact is discussed: that millions of computer operating systems aren't hip to the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which effectively and retroactively created a "bug" for the system clock. Come March, those with pre-Vista systems should check their computer clock times very carefully before scheduling multinational coordinated e-surgery.
Teacher Resource of the Moment: pbwiki.com What's a pbwiki?
"PBwiki lets you quickly set up your own free, hosted, password-protected wiki to edit and share information. It's as easy as a peanut butter sandwich!"
I'm very excited about the prospects for our school's pbwiki, and have floated a number of ideas among our staff for integrating this particular technology into their curricula. We'll see if this gets off the ground... I'll keep you posted.
